North Iowa Area Community College - Troyannum Yearbook (Mason City, IA)

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l Z ' 1 1 , '.l STOP THE MONEY DRAIN - Rand Pitkin and Leanne Schultz work on a modern art form. KENNETH FRANKS Department Head Art is not a fringe subject, a dispensable area, but one which is integral with all education. Art is for all, not just a privileged fewg it emphasizes the great variety of aesthetic gifts which may be brought out of the student and which may cause him to look at the world, at everything around him, with new eyes. In addition to building a sound foundation of aesthetic judgment and ever-widening horizon of appreciation, the student learns that art is a field in which he himself is able to participate with rewarding results. if Students develop powers of creativity in ART START WITH A BOTTLE - Kenneth Franks points out the technique fox transforming a bottle into an art object to Margaret Huber and Larry McAfee

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G EQUIPME T men service farm and industrial machinery Individuals who complete the Agriculture and Light Indu.strial Equipment Technology are those with a high mechanical aptitude and an interest in the maintenance and servicing of 'machines and equipment used in production agriculture and construction. The needs of the students for immediate em- ployment with farm and light equipment dealers are met by study in assembly, adjustment, main- V, tenance and reconditioning of farm equipmentg p use of hand and power tools 3 construction and l operating of diesel engine systemsg and basic hy- l draulics as well as related communication and busi- l ness skills. l ROGER HOLCOMB Coordinator FRANCIS HETHCOTE 1-4- ROBERT SCHMIDT SEE THIS! - Roger Holcomb checks Dale Litterer's skill in testing the department's new tractor as Jerry Linn looks on. GEORGE SCHROEDER I9

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UTUMOTI E technicians prepare and repair RICHARD HAYS JIM MOCK Automotive students, who must have a strong mechanical aptitude, receive training in recogniz- ing malfunctions and in repairing or replacing the defective parts of an automobile. This practical lab work is done on cars belong- ing tol the students and staff of the college. Lab Work is backed up with study of principles which underlie the auto's construction and operation. Because electronic devices appear more and more frequently in modern cars, the students. are trained in electrical fundamentals and in the use of test equipment. These future automotive technicians also take courses to improve their skill in communicating, to increase their understandings of laws of physics, and to study business operations. S0 THA'If'S WHAT MAKES IT TICK! -- Drew Bendickson and Duane Schlicht- uag examine the engine of a car while instructors James Mock and Dale Hays o serve.